Isms and Friends
Stock piling food, weapons, and ammunition in preparation for war.
Mobilization
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the the heir apparent of which empire?
Austria-Hungary
What war innovation protected troops but also preventing them from taking new ground?
Trenches
This question is not about Russia, but who was the president of the U.S. during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
What is an agreement in which two sides agree to stop fighting?
Armistice
There were about 40 million of these by the end of the war.
Casualties
(20 million dead & 21 million injured)
Having a strong devotion to one's country
Nationalism
Who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Serbian Gavril Princip
What was the name of the battle line that ran along the German and French border?
The Western Front
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
Which empire was totally dismantled with most of its territories given to the British?
The Ottoman Empire
The systematic destruction of an ethnic group.
Genocide
The practice of controlling a distant country to exploit its resources.
Colonialism
A formal economic and military agreement in which countries agree to help and protect each other.
Alliance
What was the war innovation that could suffocate you and burn your skin?
Mustard Gas
Who was the Tzar of Russia who had total power before the war?
Tzar Nicholas II
What is the name of the official negotiated peace agreement that ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles, 1919
The 14th point of Wilson's peace plan created what organization?
The League of Nations
The policy of extending a nation's rule over other lands, including to adjacent lands.
Imperialism
What country was in the Triple Alliance but joined the Allies instead of the Central Powers during the war?
Italy
What was the battle line that ran from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea?
The Eastern Front
What was the form of government that Lenin installed in Russia?
Communism
Which empire was broken up into smaller countries?
Austria-Hungary
or
The Ottoman Empire
What ethnic group was targeted by the Ottoman empire for total destruction?
The Armenians
The social, economic, and political structure in which the government owns everything and there are no wealthy or poor.
Communism
Name one reason the United States ended neutrality and joined the war.
Germany's submarines were sinking all ships, including those with American passengers
and
Germany's secret telegram to Mexico trying to convince them to attack the United States
What was the war innovation that would trip you up and entangle you if you tried to run across no-man's land?
Barbed wire
What did Lenin do about World War I after taking over Russia?
Signed a peace treaty and gave up a lot of land
Who wanted to destroy Germany as a country and force them to pay for the war?
France
What is the name of payments Germany made to pay for the Allies' costs of the war?
Reparations
What team won the miracle on ice
Team U.S.A against Russia
Name the two main alliances DURING the war.
The Allied Powers and the Central Powers
What was the war innovation that could destroy submarines?
Depth Charges
What three things did Lenin promise?
Who was not worried about revenge and had a first priority of peace?
Who was the leader of France during WWI?
Georges Clemenceau
What is the world record for the mens speed skating 1000 meters and who set it
1:05 by Jordan Stoltz
Name the two main alliances BEFORE the war.
The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
What was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Little Boy
What is my favorite book
The Darwin Awards
What are my favourite sports
speedskating
baseball
waterpolo
Who shot the "shot heard around the world"
Someone